Events

Toddler Tales: Story & Play Time

Indoor Playscape @ the J 5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, Texas

Join your friends for Toddler Tales: Story & Play Time in the J's indoor playscape! Hear a children's story and stay and play in the J's indoor playscape! These fun weekly story times will feature guest readers from the Houston Jewish Community. Toddler Tales: Story & Play Time is FREE and open to the public, […]

Event Series Open Gym & Tot Shabbat

Open Gym & Tot Shabbat

Evelyn Rubenstein JCC 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX, United States

Celebrate Shabbat with your friends and family with open gym in the gymnastics center followed by Shabbat fun. Open gym will begin at 10:30 AM in the gymnastics center, followed by music and services at 11:30 AM in the atrium of the Samuels Family Community Pavilion. RSVPs are required and spaces are limited. Cost: $6/child […]

2024 Ann and Stephen Kaufman Jewish Book & Arts Festival

Evelyn Rubenstein JCC 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX, United States

Save the Date for the 2024 Ann and Stephen Kaufman Jewish Book & Arts Festival November 3-16, 2024 Inspiring and entertaining, the Ann and Stephen Kaufman Jewish Book & Arts Festival delivers a variety of opportunities for the community to learn and experience Jewish literary, culture and performing arts. The Festival is one of the […]

2024 Book Festival: Oliver Lapin Family Day

Merfish Teen Center 9000 S. Rice, Houston, TX

OLIVER LAPIN FAMILY DAY Endowed in loving memory of Oliver Lapin by his family Sunday, November 3 | 10:00 AM & 2:00 PM RYAN LAVARNWAY, LORI DUBBIN & SARA ACKERMAN This Oliver Lapin Family Day, join our featured authors at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM as we explore a collection of stories that teaches children […]

2024 Book Festival: Micah Siva

Cramer-Jacobs Family Culinary Studio @ the J 5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, TX

MICAH SIVA Nosh: Plant Forward Recipes Celebrating Modern Jewish Cuisine Sunday, November 3 | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Hands-On Class Dietitian, food expert and culinary influencer Micah Siva invites readers of her new book to savor a vibrant collection of plant-forward dishes that reimagine Jewish culinary traditions. From hearty mains to inventive sides […]

2024 Book Festival: Oliver Lapin Family Day

Merfish Teen Center 9000 S. Rice, Houston, TX

OLIVER LAPIN FAMILY DAY Endowed in loving memory of Oliver Lapin by his family Sunday, November 3 | 10:00 AM & 2:00 PM RYAN LAVARNWAY, LORI DUBBIN & SARA ACKERMAN This Oliver Lapin Family Day, join our featured authors at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM as we explore a collection of stories that teaches children […]

2024 Book Festival: Daniel Schulman

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

DANIEL SCHULMAN The Money Kings: The Epic Story of the Jewish Immigrants who Transformed Wall Street and Shaped Modern America Sunday, November 3 | 3:30 PM In conversation with Bobby Lapin Daniel Schulman’s latest book offers an enthralling exploration into the lives of Jewish financiers who wielded immense power and influence to shape modern finance. […]

2024 Book Festival: Noa Tishby

Congregation Beth Israel 5600 N Braeswood Blvd, Houston

OPENING NIGHT: Supported by the Relda Finger Hoffer Endowment Fund NOA TISHBY  Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew Sunday, November 3 | 7:00 PM | Congregation Beth Israel Presented by the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC, Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, Congregation Beth Israel, Congregation Beth Yeshurun and Congregation Emanu El. In conversation with Stuart Dow Noa Tishby is a […]

2024 Book Festival: Micah Siva

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

MICAH SIVA Nosh: Plant Forward Recipes Celebrating Modern Jewish Cuisine Monday, November 4 | 7:30 PM | Author Talk & Demo Dietitian, food expert and culinary influencer Micah Siva invites readers of her new book to savor a vibrant collection of plant-forward dishes that reimagine Jewish culinary traditions. From hearty mains to inventive sides and […]

2024 Book Festival: Robert Steinfeld

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

ROBERT STEINFELD 3…2…1…We’re on the Air: An Inside Look at Sports Television, Journalism, and Gender Equality  Wednesday, November 6 | 7:30 PM In conversation with Greg Lucas Dallas resident and UT-Austin alum Robert Steinfeld has earned 10 Emmy awards in his long and storied career as a sports journalist and producer. In his new book, […]